Gary Jones

Dr. Jones has a good bedside manner and does a good job of explaining protocol and procedure. I admit, however, that this is because my husband and I already had a strong foundational knowledge of fertility diagnostics and treatment. If you're coming in without any knowledge, I'm not sure if the level of communcation and understanding would be the same. Overall, the patient doesn't seem the doctor very much, you deal mostly with your nurse care coordinator. When I did have questions for the doctor or needed an additional consult, he made himself available quickly. As a side note, I suspect that Dr. Jones might be on the conservative end with regard to additional procedures and protocols, and cancellations and postponements of the aforementioned if the conditions aren't just right, which can be a bit frustrating at times.

Be as specific as possible when asking about next steps and all the possible iterations of next steps.

I did an antagonist protocol for stims although I'm not entirely sure of the specifics anymore. No complications and cancellations and I had a good turnout of 11 fertilized embryos. We did a freeze all due to progesterone being low and a small fibroid needing to be removed.

We paid entirely out of pocket, save for a few procedures which were covered by our insurance. Because fertility treatment is not covered we pay for every consult, and many diagnostic services - bloodwork and imaging. Once we entered the shared risk plan we still had to pay for initial battery of testing before we entered into the program, then testing before each transfer as well as medication.

The clinic strongly recommends single embryo transfer for someone in my age bracket and diagnosis (33, unexplained,) but with our transfer we were able to do a multiple embryo transfer with a signed waiver (no more than 2 for my age bracket and diagnosis.)

Dr. Jones offered several potential reasons for my recurring miscarriages, some of which I hadn't heard of before with a prior RE (vaginal bacteria?!). I felt like we had a plan to test everything we could, short of in-depth reproductive immunology testing.

Your consultation conversation moves fast and potential diagnosis and risks could come up that you weren't expecting to hear. To keep yourself on track, have every one of your questions written down and make sure you interject to ask them and get answers. If you don't understand the answer, ask for rephrasing or clarification. It is a give/take conversation. Many of the options presented were "up to us", which can be frustrating because we expect the doctor to say "here is the correct/best course of action...". Do your research and have questions at the ready for each of your appointments. Also, when the appointment is over, write down or type up everything you remember for your own reference. This is a marathon, not a sprint....

Dr. Jones sat with my husband and I to discuss our recurring miscarriages. We have no problem getting pregnant, but staying pregnant is the issue. I have never had any of my losses tested. Prior to moving onto to IVF, he required a HSG or HSN to review my lining, uterus, and tubes. However, I learned I was pregnant prior to my ultrasound appointment, so I was not able to complete this step.

The consultation was an out of pocket cost, and the initial ultrasound was required, even thought I sent over US images from a prior RE. The ultrasound was not covered by insurance.

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I first saw Dr. Jones for unexplained secondary infertility in spring 2018. I also reported chronic pelvic pain in addition to infertility. He encouraged me to go through IVF during my first consult before doing any diagnostic testing. He failed to find a c-section scar defect known as an ismothecele, which is a well-known cause of secondary infertility. He did not run a saline ultrasound, which is how ismotheceles are typically identified. (My current doctor discovered the ismothecele and sent me to a surgeon who had it repaired.) I went through five rounds of natural cycle IUI's with no consultation from Dr. Jones. The nurses did the consulting around my IUI's, not him. In retrospect I was left in the dark during my IUI treatment and proceeded for far too long. When I decided that I wanted to do IVF, he was not optimistic about the outcome even though he never gave me a diagnosis or reason for my infertility. During my treatment with Dr. Jones, he insisted that my uterus was so severely retroverted that I needed to be put under anesthesia during both a mock embryo transfer and an embryo transfer. I later found out that it is highly unusual to put patient under anesthesia during transfers. I do not feel that Dr. Jones carefully examined my individual case and that he has a one-size-fits-all approach to medicine. It's very striking that I was never given a diagnosis or reason for my infertility. I am extremely disappointed that he failed to identify my ismothecele since it's a common cause of secondary infertility and potentially dangerous.

It's time consuming, but make consultation appointments with at least three doctors from different clinics. Write down questions and see how they respond. If you feel compelled to go to Advanced Fertility, consider the other doctors at the clinic. They have higher ratings for good reasons.

The insurance covered a significant amount, and we paid around 5-6K.

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Dr. Jones is a fantastic doctor. He is very knowledgeable and I can tell he genuinely wants to help us conceive. He initially recommended that I have a laparoscopy surgery to diagnose endometriosis and I truly felt that he recommended that to me because that is what was best for me. I am always leery of fertility doctors just quickly recommending IVF right away because that is the money maker but he made it clear that he wanted me to find answers I have been searching for rather than just go straight for IVF. I have diminished ovarian reserve, adenomyosis and endometriosis and he is still hopeful that we can conceive with IUI. He gives me hope for our future and moving forward!

Dr. Jones doesn't sugar coat anything but that is one thing I like about him. If you are sick of getting the runaround from other doctors and tired of not having answers, Dr. Jones is your guy -- he is straight and to the point. After dealing with infertility for over a year, this is refreshing and I prefer a doctor who is blunt and to the point.

I have only been treating with him for about 5 months so this section is a work in progress.

My insurance covers (for now) but they have very affordable cash-only pricing options as well.

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I like him. He’s a straight shooter and doesn’t sugarcoat. My husband likes him too, because he feels he doesn’t bullshit us. Now, I’ve only went through retrieval so I can’t comment on success but so far, I feel very confident in my care. I 100% recommend Garry Jones.

Ask questions. He’s happy to answer. He’s not pretentious at all (just saying that because I saw mention that some people found doctors at this clinic pretentious).

I had 2 previous cycles with LH, Gonal-F (250) and Ganerilx. Dr Jones put me on low dose HCG and 550 Gonal F with less days of My first cycle I got 2 eggs, the second I got 6. The 3rd I got 7 (with Dr Jones). Based on my numbers, I’m told I should be getting double but I suppose I’m a grower rather then a show’er. I paid for the 2 IVF cycles for 20k. It’s more expensive obviously but I like that it offers me a back-up. We just did our retrieval so I can’t comment on anything past that. I’m currently 39 w unexplained infertility. Been trying since 36. My husband is 36 w no issues.

It’s all listed on line. 2 IVFs for 20k plus tax. Meds are extra. Visits range from 250-500. I found costs easy to understand and the woman in their billing department is stellar. I had some unconventional billing requests and she happily complied.

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If we wanted info from him we needed to pay for it. He said numerous times, “I think your tubes are open.I know one is, but I think the other is also.” He also treated us as we were experts on infertility and money was no object. He promised us operations that he couldn’t follow through with.

Be very knowledgeable on infertility and the process of it, or you will be paying a lot to ask him the questions.

Use higher dose of chlomid, intercourse every other day. Try for a few months and be seen again.

I honestly can’t remember any of the costs, but I know at one point we would have rather been less informed than sitting and being charged by the minute to talk to the doctor.

Didn’t get into those in-depth conversations because he assumed we knew everything about them and their costs.

Dr Gary Jones was very compassionate to mine and my husbands needs. When we couldn't afford medication since our insurance didn't cover it, he donated it. That was a true blessing to us. Dr Jones made it clear that IVF was our best option but for my husband and I, it was very financially stressful. We'd love to do IVF now and would most certainly continue with Dr Jones if it became affordable.

Ask all the questions you have and don't be afraid. He is a great listener and only wants to help others have a family. ♥️

We took follistim injections for about a week every night at 6 pm, I got monitored every 3 days, then triggered when my follicles were of good size and came back in for IUI. During my IUI it was painful and the nurses had a hard time opening my uterus since it is retroverted. But they managed after several attempts both times.

Our IUIs were covered by our insurance but we did have 20% out of pocket costs and we had to pay for the medications as well.

Dr. Jones communicated well with me. He was around to ask questions if need be. I loved his honesty and up front approach. He didn’t pressure me into any decisions and made me feel comfortable with my choices.

Be prepared to make your own informed decisions. This is your journey.

For my IVF cycle we used injectables and a lupron trigger to avoid OHSS from me having PCOS. I was closely monitored, coming in for blood and ultrasounds daily and adjusting the doses as needed.

My monitoring appointments went smoothly. I very rarely had to wait, and if I did it was less than 15 minutes.

My insurance covered a portion, I paid a copay at each visit. Anything above that they would let me know so I was prepared to pay.

I chose to transfer two embryos and had to sign a waiver the day of the transfer. I was informed of the risk for multiples.

First time we met he told me I was the "best case scenario" only issue seemed to be blocked tubes. Everything-testing, medications, procedures went as described. Had a successful fresh transfer of 2 embryos and a successful transfer of a frozen embryo 2 years later. Always professional.

I felt he was a good doctor and we had 2 successful pregnancies with him. Scheduling appointments was not an issue.

Stimulation for egg retrieval. Had daily ultrasound and blood work. When my follicles were a certain size the retrieval was scheduled for the next day. Nothing was pre-planned, it was all based on how I was responding to the meds both times. I got 18 eggs at my retrieval, all fertilized, the best 2 were a fresh transfer day 3. 7 more embryos made it to day 5 and were frozen. I had one failed frozen cycle 2 years later-birth control, lupron and vaginal estrace. 2 months after that tried only oral estrace and had a successful frozen cycle.

$20,000 including medications, ultrasounds, retrieval and fresh transfer. About $4,000 (each transfer) for meds and transfer for the 2 frozen transfers. Only thing covered by insurance was lab draws and some of the ultrasounds.

On my first transfer, he recommended 2 be transferred for higher success rates, however, he gave the option to only transfer one. I had no complications with the pregnancy until I had premature rupture of membranes and my twins were born at 31 weeks. When we went for the frozen cycle, it was suggested to transfer only one embryo due to my previous preterm delivery although gave the option to transfer 2 if we wanted.